>> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS A
PBS WISCONSIN ORIGINAL
PRODUCTION.
>> BABY BOOMERS ARE LEAVING
VACANCIES IN CRITICAL HEALTHCARE
ROLES, LIKE E.M.S., NURSING, AND
AIDES.
SERVICES THAT, AS BOOMERS AGE,
WILL REQUIRE MORE OF, LEADING
SYSTEMS TO A BREAKING POINT.
I'M FREDERICA FREYBERG.
TONIGHT ON "HERE AND NOW," HOW
STAFFING SHORTAGES IMPACTS THE
DAILY LIVES OF NURSING HOME
RESIDENTS.
THE WISCONSIN HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION SPEAKS TO THE
GROWING GAP OF CARE.
STEVEN POTTER REPORTS ON THE
STATE E.M.S. SYSTEM REACHING ITS
BREAKING POINT, AND RESEARCHER,
MIKE WAGNER, ON POLITICAL
DIVIDES CREATING SOCIAL DIVIDES.
IT'S "HERE'S AND NOW" FOR APRIL
14th.
>> FUNDING FOR HERE AND NOW IS
PROVIDED BY THE FOCUS FUND FOR
JOURNALISM AND FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.